956.4 INJ CUTAN SENSO NERV/LEG


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 956.4

Short Description: Inj cutan senso nerv/leg

Long Description: Injury to cutaneous sensory nerve, lower limb

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Injury to nerves and spinal cord (950-957)
      • 956 Injury to peripheral nerve(s) of pelvic girdle and lower limb
        • 956.4 Inj cutan senso nerv/leg

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 956.4 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Injury 959.9
    • cutaneous sensory nerve
      • lower limb 956.4
    • nerve 957.9
      • cutaneous sensory
        • lower limb 956.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 956.4 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
956.4 Right Arrow S74.20XA Inj cutan sensory nerve at hip and thi lev, unsp leg, init
S84.20XA Inj cutan sensory nerve at lower leg level, unsp leg, init
S94.30XA Inj cutan sensory nerve at ank/ft level, unsp leg, init
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
956.0 Injury to sciatic nerve
956.1 Injury to femoral nerve
956.2 Injury to posterior tibial nerve
956.3 Injury to peroneal nerve
956.5 Injury to other specified nerve(s) of pelvic girdle and lower limb
956.8 Injury to multiple nerves of pelvic girdle and lower limb
956.9 Injury to unspecified nerve of pelvic girdle and lower limb


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